Fruit and like peeler



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FRUIT AND LIKE PEELER Filed Jan. 1929 v In yen for:

Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRUIT AND LIKE PEELERApplication filed January 4, 1929, Serial No.

This invention relates to fruit and like peelers of the kind wherein thefruit is attached to the end of a screw-spindle and rotated and advancedby means of the latter relative to a peeling tool which is carried by aswivelled support, the latter being controlled by the spindle so as tomove the tool about the fruit. The spindle is slidably held in abearing'and normally engaged by an abutment which, on being released,enables the spindle to fly back to its normal position under theinfluence of a spring.

This automatic restoration of the spindle to its normal position isimpeded if, as usually soon happens, grooves are formed in the hearingby the screw-threads of the spindle.

The object of the presentinvention is to provide an arrangement wherebya free sliding movement of the spindle will be permanently ensured, andthe invention consists in introducing, between the spindle and thebearing, a bedding element or elements which prevent the detrimentalgrooving of the hearing. This is preferably effected by enclosing thespindle in a sleeve adapted to follow its axial movements.

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a side view of the fruitpeeler,

Fig. 2, a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, a section on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

' Fig. 4, a top view of the device.

The machine comprises a frame a which is provided with a bearing whereina screwspindle 0 is slidably and rotatably supported. The spindle isfitted at one end with an operating handle f and carries at the otherend a flat spear point adapted to receive the fruit. The peeling tool mis mounted on a support Z which swivels about a pin n and which has theform of a double-armed lever. Pivoted to one arm of this lever is a rod6 which engages, on a neck d on the spindle, between the 330,290, and inGermany January :2, 1928.

and holds the abutment it normally in engagement with the screw-threadof the'spindle. The fruit is rotated and advanced by means of thescrew-spindle relative to the peeling tool which at the same time isturned by the rod 6 about the fruit. A spring 0 on the pin n opposes theturningmovement of the tool support Z and restores the elements to theirnormal position as soon as the abutment h is withdrawn from the spindle.

In order to prevent the spindle from wearing grooves in its bearing andin order to ensure, permanently, a free axial movement of the spindle, abedding is provided consisting preferably of a sleeve 7) which followsthe axial movements of the spindle but which is prevented from rotarymovement. The sleeve has an elongated slot 9 through which the abutmentk can enter into engagement with the spindle. The Wear of the sleeve 5by the spindle and that of the bearing by the sleeve, will be uniform,and an easy sliding movement of spindle and sleeve will thus bepermanently ensured.

a I claim: 1

In a fruit and like peeler of the character described, the combinationwith a supporting frame, of a sleeve arranged to slide in said frame, ascrew spindle mounted rotatably in said sleeve, a pivotally supportedabutment adapted to engage the screw spindle through a slot in thesleeve so as to cause spindle and sleeve to be axially advanced in theframe when the spindle is rotated, a fruit holder on the spindle, apeeling tool, connection between the peeling tool and the spindle forturningv the tool about the fruit holder when the spindle is advanced,and a spring for returning the elements to their initial positions whenthe spindle is released from the abutment.

ALBERT HEUMANN.

latter and the handle f so as to follow the axial movements of thespindle and turn the support Z about the pin a. While the spindle isfree to slide within the bearing it is normally prevented from so doingby an abutment h which is carried by a double-armed hand lever 2'pivoted at 70. A spring 9 acts on the lever i-

